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German state labels rising party as ‘extremist’
AfD recently topped the opinion polls in Sachsen-Anhalt, west of Berlin
The Saxony-Anhalt chapter of Alternative for Germany has been classified as an extremist organization and can be considered an enemy of democracy, the head of the domestic intelligence agency in that German federal state said on Tuesday.…
LG’s new ultrawide monitors are a little smaller and a little cheaper
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LG has a pair of new 45-inch ultrawide gaming monitors. That sounds very wide to me, though LG says it’s the equivalent of two 24-inch monitors, which sounds almost compact compared to the 49-inchers from Samsung and LG, or the gargantuan Samsung Odyssey Ark we tested last year.…
Apple Invites Developers to Labs, Workshops and Vision Pro Sessions Held in November
Google is is bringing generative AI to advertisers
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Google is rolling out new generative AI tools for creating ads, from writing the headlines and descriptions that appear along with searches to creating and editing the accompanying images.…
Italy can’t afford NATO’s cash demands – minister
Defense chief Guido Crosetto has called the bloc’s spending mandate “unrealistic”
Italy has no chance of boosting its military spending to 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2024, as required by NATO, and won’t likely be able to meet the target within the next five years, Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto has told lawmakers in Rome.…
The Legend of Zelda is getting a live-action film from Nintendo and Sony
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Enlarge / We have no idea what's going to be in the movie, but likely this is the height of the romance.
Reoccupying Gaza ‘Not the Right Thing to Do,’ White House Tells Israel
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10 New Holiday Movies, Specials, and Series Coming This Season
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Everyone has their go-to annual holiday movies and specials to watch, but what if you’re itching to watch something new? Here’s a list of 10 brand-new releases coming for 2023's festive season, leaning heavily into the comedy and Santa-style magic, with some animation along for the ride too.…
‘Best ODI innings ever’: Hero Maxwell overcomes injury to power Aussies to unlikely victory
Wintermute claims NEAR backed out of $11M stablecoin redemption deal
Wintermute founder and CEO Evgeny Gaevoy says the NEAR Foundation reneged on an offer to convert $11 million worth of its stablecoin.…
US consumers feel good about their jobs but bad about the economy
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Economic news sounds a bit contradictory lately— especially when more and more Americans feel the economy is on the “wrong track,” but they’re not worried about losing their jobs.…
Elon Musk’s pessimism about the Tesla Cybertruck was very much warranted
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Allegedly, production of the Tesla Cybertruck will begin before the end of the year. At least that’s what Elon Musk says, and you know you can always trust a Musk timeline.…
Apple Watch Screen Broke? Here’s How to Fix it
It's frustrating to break the screen on any device—but one of the worst devices to break the screen of may be the Apple Watch.…
You Can Get Three Years of Surfshark VPN for $67 Right Now
You can get a 3-year subscription to Surfshark VPN on sale for $67.19 right now using the promo code ENJOY20. Surfshark has 3,200 servers in 65 countries with 256-bit AES encryption and server speeds up to 10Gbps.…
Shadow minister resigns over Labour Israel-Hamas ceasefire row
Apple updates iOS so BMW’s wireless charging won’t break your iPhone 15
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Apple just released iOS 17.1.1, and it has fixes for a couple notable bugs that have popped up recently.…
Nintendo confirms live-action Zelda movie is in the works
Zelda fans already got a stellar new game with “Tears of the Kingdom” this year, but Nintendo just dropped another exciting nugget of news: the gaming giant is working on a live-action movie based on the Legend of Zelda franchise.…
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Apple releases macOS Sonoma 14.1.1 and Ventura 13.6.2 updates
Apple has released macOS Sonona 14.1.1, an update to the Mac operating system. The release notes state that, “This update provides important bug fixes and security updates and is recommended for all users.”
Nintendo President Calls Shenanigans on Switch 2 Rumors
Xbox moderation team turns to AI for help filtering a flood of user content
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Artist interpretation of the creatures talking about your mom on Xbox Live last night. (credit: Aurich Lawson / Thinkstock)
Anyone who's worked in community moderation knows that finding and removing bad content becomes exponentially tougher as a communications platform reaches into the millions of daily users.
iOS 17.1.1 is out with wireless car charging, Weather widget fixes
Some iOS updates are big, with several new features or interface changes. Some are really important, patching numerous critical security vulnerabilities.
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Instagram will finally let you disable read receipts in DMs
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Soon, Instagram users will have a choice about using read receipts in direct message conversations.…